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Iheanacho benched as Man City make mixed start to Brighton clash

Kelechi Iheancho (£6.2m) is on the bench for Leicester as they visit Chelsea on Tuesday evening.

It is the first time he has missed out on a Premier League starting line-up since Gameweek 25, Ayoze Pérez (£6.0m) his replacement tonight.

Jamie Vardy (£10.2m) keeps his place in the side while James Maddison (£7.2m) returns after featuring from the bench against Manchester United.

Chelsea are in 3-4-3 as per usual, with Christian Pulisic (£8.3m) and Mason Mount (£7.3m) either side of Timo Werner (£9.2m).

Elsewhere, there was a mixed start to Manchester City’s trip to Brighton.

Ferran Torres (£7.0m) earned a fourth successive start but it lasted no more than 15 minutes after João Cancelo (£5.8m) earned an early red card.

Torres was being used as a number nine, in the middle of Phil Foden (£6.1m) and Riyad Mahrez (£8.1m) after Pep Guardiola had praised his credentials for that role earlier this week.

Foden and Mahrez are making their first appearances since Gameweek 35 and 32 respectively with Raheem Sterling (£11.0m), Sergio Aguero (£10.3m) and Kyle Walker (£6.1m) deemed “not fully fit” according to the club website.

Kevin De Bruyne (£11.8m) returns from his recent muscle injury on the bench, where he is joined by Aymeric Laporte (£6.0m) and Gabriel Jesus (£9.1m).

Goalscorer Ilkay Gündogan (£5.6m) and Bernardo Silva (£7.4m) are either side of Rodrigo (£5.3m) in midfield while Oleksandr Zinchenko (£5.5m), Ruben Dias (£6.0m) and John Stones (£5.1m) are in the back four which now features Eric Garcia (£4.7m) on for Torres.

Leandro Trossard (£5.5m) was on the Brighton bench tonight with Alexis Mac Allister (£5.3m) and Alireza Jahanbakhsh (£5.4m) selected to support Danny Welbeck (£5.5m) in attack.

However, the Belgian international came on 30 minutes into the encounter following a thigh injury for Welbeck.

Gameweek 37 Line-ups

Brighton and Hove Albion XI: R Sánchez; Burn, Webster, White; Moder, Bissouma, Alzate, Groß; Mac Allister, Jahanbakhsh; Welbeck.

Manchester City XI: Ederson; Zinchenko, Stones, Dias, Cancelo; Gündogan, Rodrigo, B Silva; Foden, Torres, Mahrez.

Chelsea XI: E Mendy; Rüdiger, T Silva, Azpilicueta; Chilwell, Jorginho, Kanté, R James; Pulisic, Werner, Mount.

Leicester City XI: Schmeichel; Söyüncü, Fofana, Castagne; Thomas, Tielemans, Ndidi, Albrighton; Maddison; Pérez, Vardy.

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1,035 Comments Post a Comment
  1. Fudgy
    • 4 Years
    2 years, 11 months ago

    Was gonna do Jota to foden as well ffs

    1. Deulofail
      • 8 Years
      2 years, 11 months ago

      I did, though, Fudgy, don't worry 🙂

      1. Fudgy
        • 4 Years
        2 years, 11 months ago

        That's class

        1. Deulofail
          • 8 Years
          2 years, 11 months ago

          Just joshing. I bought Saka. Had Foden since last GW and captained him this week. 🙂

          1. how now brown cow
            • 9 Years
            2 years, 11 months ago

            Still buying them arsenal players?

            1. Deulofail
              • 8 Years
              2 years, 11 months ago

              Help

    2. Pat Bonner
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 12 Years
      2 years, 11 months ago

      Season over

    3. Zladan
      • 6 Years
      2 years, 11 months ago

      I did. I just couldn’t bring myself to buy Raphinha or a Newcastle lad.

    4. Scholes Out For Summer
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 10 Years
      2 years, 11 months ago

      you didnt see that coming in your crystal ball?

  2. Deulofail
    • 8 Years
    2 years, 11 months ago

    FO- no he -DEN't

    My CAPTAIN!

  3. Top Lad Dakes.
    • 7 Years
    2 years, 11 months ago

    Was doing so well up into 5-6 weeks ago, rank been stagnant / dropping since then. Poor end to the season 🙁

  4. beric
    • 12 Years
    2 years, 11 months ago

    Foden(c) 😎

    1. Deulofail
      • 8 Years
      2 years, 11 months ago

      Excellent FPL play sir!

    2. Gunners in Haaland
      • 4 Years
      2 years, 11 months ago

      Niiiiiice

    3. Pat Bonner
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 12 Years
      2 years, 11 months ago

      Well done beric

      1. beric
        • 12 Years
        2 years, 11 months ago

        Cheers Pat!

  5. Eh, just one more thing ...
    • 12 Years
    2 years, 11 months ago

    Trossard goal

  6. Hy liverpool
    • 10 Years
    2 years, 11 months ago

    Trossard g

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  8. Rainer
    • 7 Years
    2 years, 11 months ago

    City CS busted 🙂

    Trossard!

  9. Yank Revolution
    • 12 Years
    2 years, 11 months ago

    G Trossard

    1. Nomar
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 14 Years
      2 years, 11 months ago

      Took him an age to shoot. Several times I thought he'd lost the chance to score there!

  10. 272MK
    • 10 Years
    2 years, 11 months ago

    If Chelsea lost top 4 place.

    Then lose at the Champ League final.

    Man thatll be so devastating for the players and manager

    1. JONALDINHO
      • 6 Years
      2 years, 11 months ago

      Will most likely happen if they don’t win today

  11. Zilla
    • 6 Years
    2 years, 11 months ago

    No assist for Foden's goal?

    1. Collie01
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 6 Years
      2 years, 11 months ago

      No

    2. Eh, just one more thing ...
      • 12 Years
      2 years, 11 months ago

      Don’t think so ... did it all himself

    3. Deulofail
      • 8 Years
      2 years, 11 months ago

      Bruno

  12. Collie01
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 6 Years
    2 years, 11 months ago

    Rodri great assist

  13. potatoace
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 12 Years
    2 years, 11 months ago

    Trossard dummies 5 mcy players.

  14. Magic Zico
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 5 Years
    2 years, 11 months ago

    Trossard!!!

  15. Rainer
    • 7 Years
    2 years, 11 months ago

    Ruben Dias sent back to Benfica.

  16. Eh, just one more thing ...
    • 12 Years
    2 years, 11 months ago

    Shocking defending by city .... suicide pass ...... then they watch Trossard dance

  17. Hazz
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 6 Years
    2 years, 11 months ago

    Trossard. So clinical 😎

  18. Duke Silver ☑
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 9 Years
    2 years, 11 months ago

    Nice composure Trossard 😎

  19. ZimZalabim
    • 7 Years
    2 years, 11 months ago

    looking at that goal

    The strength to hold off the defender, speed and directness and finish Foden has to start for England.

    People were saying that England would lack that directness with players like Foden starting and need a sterling or rashford on the left but I think foden has shown enough quality and form to move ahead to be on of the first names on the teamsheet

  20. Rains of Castamere
    • 9 Years
    2 years, 11 months ago

    Trossard just sent Dias back to the green zone

  21. how now brown cow
    • 9 Years
    2 years, 11 months ago

    Lol. Rival did trossard to Torres for a hit.

  22. ⭐ Bemba_Da ⭐
    • 13 Years
    2 years, 11 months ago

    Trossard essential

    1. g40steve
      • 6 Years
      2 years, 11 months ago

      🙂

  23. jason_ni
    • 8 Years
    2 years, 11 months ago

    21 from 3.. so far so good.

    Castagne cs and assist would round off the evening.

    1. Pat Bonner
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 12 Years
      2 years, 11 months ago

      Great start! I’m on 3 from 2

      1. Mika-eel
        • 6 Years
        2 years, 11 months ago

        5 from 2, and just seen Nacho benched!

        We're gonna be ok Pat.

        1. jason_ni
          • 8 Years
          2 years, 11 months ago

          Long way to go yet! I'll likely go downhill from here on.

          Non salah capper, so probably back to square one tomorrow!

          1. Mika-eel
            • 6 Years
            2 years, 11 months ago

            Great start! Kane to do the business tomorrow.

  24. DA Minnion (Former great)
    • 11 Years
    2 years, 11 months ago

    11 points from 3 United players including captain. Shocking stuff.

  25. Tinkermania
    • 4 Years
    2 years, 11 months ago

    If you raved about Foden goal, Trossard's is better. I know he is not English but that goal is better. Foden owner here 😉

    1. Collie01
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 6 Years
      2 years, 11 months ago

      Both very good goals. Foden's better though imo.

      1. Tinkermania
        • 4 Years
        2 years, 11 months ago

        One of them beat one of the meanest defences in Europe 🙂

    2. JONALDINHO
      • 6 Years
      2 years, 11 months ago

      Foden’s was better and I’m not English.

      1. Tinkermania
        • 4 Years
        2 years, 11 months ago

        Okay JOHN WALSH 🙂

        1. JONALDINHO
          • 6 Years
          2 years, 11 months ago

          Walsh is a very common Irish surname if you did your research

          1. Tinkermania
            • 4 Years
            2 years, 11 months ago

            No one said it isn't, John.

    3. ZimZalabim
      • 7 Years
      2 years, 11 months ago

      ya the trossard goal is better

      But he isnt consistent enough, hopefully plays more and scores more next year

      He could easily be like Payet was for west ham in that season.

    4. Deulofail
      • 8 Years
      2 years, 11 months ago

      I'm English and so is my dog

  26. g40steve
    • 6 Years
    2 years, 11 months ago

    Played Shaw instead of Godfrey & Thomas, just know they will haul!!

  27. Hy liverpool
    • 10 Years
    2 years, 11 months ago

    Gundogan injured and off

  28. Duke Silver ☑
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 9 Years
    2 years, 11 months ago

    Gundown

  29. Collie01
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 6 Years
    2 years, 11 months ago

    Gundogan down

  30. SomeoneKnows
    • 8 Years
    2 years, 11 months ago

    For those who watched the Leeds match, was Raphinha back on set pieces / corners or did Harrison and Dallas take them?